May 6, 1999

The University of Kentucky women’s tennis team will face the Tulane GreenWave on Saturday, May 15, in first-round regional action of the 1999 NCAAChampionships at the Currey Tennis Center in Nashville, Tenn.

The 20th-ranked Cats (14-9) are making their third-straight NCAATournament appearance, while No. 37 Tulane (18-5) will enter post-seasonplay for the first time in school history.

No. 16 Vanderbilt (18-6), one of 16 schools to host first- andsecond-round competition, will face Metro Atlantic Athletic Conferencechampion Loyola (15-1) in the other regional match on May 15, with the twowinners squaring off on Sunday, May 16, for a trip to the NCAA TennisChampionships in Gainesville, Fla., May 20-28.